Presumption of genuineness for official lawbooks secures admissibility of government-published statutes and court reports as evidence. Under Section 83 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, the Court shall presume the genuineness of every book purporting to be printed or published under the authority of the Government of any country that contains that country's laws, and of every book purporting to contain reports of the Courts of such country, thereby giving official government-published legislative texts and court reports prima facie authenticity.
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Presumption of genuineness for official lawbooks secures admissibility of government-published statutes and court reports as evidence.
Under Section 83 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, the Court shall presume the genuineness of every book purporting to be printed or published under the authority of the Government of any country that contains that country's laws, and of every book purporting to contain reports of the Courts of such country, thereby giving official government-published legislative texts and court reports prima facie authenticity.
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